Mankind has entered the third millennium, an era of a new relationship with the environment, "an era in which people, in order to survive, have to start thinking differently from what they have been thinking up to now", N.N. Moiseyev. Insufficient or total lack of education of the population has given rise to a consumerist attitude towards nature. It is possible to save and preserve the environment if every person is aware of his/her civic position and responsibility for the future of planet Earth. Therefore, the problems of not only ecological safety, but also ecological literacy, ecological culture of the present and future generations have come to the forefront.